STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1027

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 875

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 875, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish and appropriate funds for the Hawaii Teacher Apprenticeship Program to support, recruit, develop, and retain teachers for Department of Education schools.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education, College of Education at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Hawai‘i Teacher Standards Board, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Hawai‘i P-20 Partnerships for Education, and two individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance and one individual.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 875, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair